Rumors of a secret romance between Sanaa Lathan and NFL star Colin Kaepernick started circulating after the two were photographed together on what looked like a date last September.

Well, the actress set the record straight during a recent interview with ESSENCE.

“That night I was just at a dinner and I took a picture with him. And he’s a cutie pie,” she said. “All of a sudden the rumors are out there.”

She added, “No, it’s not happening with Colin Kaepernick.”

However, the Best Man Holiday star, who wore a fake baby bump the entire film, did admit that she’s looking forward to starting a family of her own. During an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful, the 42-year-old beauty said she’d love to experience motherhood one day.

“Yes, I would love to have a baby bump of my own one day,” she said during the press junket for The Best Man sequel. “When it’s right, if it’s right, if it’s going to be right.”